diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
index abb686eafd..a3410d425d 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self.dldir = params["dldir"]
         self.sstatedir = params["sstatedir"]
         self.sstatemirror = params["sstatemirror"]
-        self.pmake = params["pmake"]
+        self.pmake = int(params["pmake"].split()[1])
         self.bbthread = params["bbthread"]
         self.curr_package_format = " ".join(params["pclass"].split("package_")).strip()
         self.image_rootfs_size = params["image_rootfs_size"]
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self.dldir = params["dldir"]
         self.sstatedir = params["sstatedir"]
         self.sstatemirror = params["sstatemirror"]
-        self.pmake = params["pmake"]
+        self.pmake = int(params["pmake"].split()[1])
         self.bbthread = params["bbthread"]
         self.curr_package_format = " ".join(params["pclass"].split("package_")).strip()
         self.image_rootfs_size = params["image_rootfs_size"]
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
index 9d1c7a2532..dc2b1bb4f6 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
                 pmake = int(pmake.lstrip("-j "))
             except:
                 pmake = num_threads
-        params["pmake"] = pmake
+        params["pmake"] = "-j %s" % pmake
 
         params["image_addr"] = self.server.runCommand(["getVariable", "DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"]) or ""